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Job Description
Perform technical activities at power plants or individual installations necessary for the generation of power from geothermal energy sources. Monitor and control operating activities at geothermal power generation facilities and perform maintenance and repairs as necessary. Install, test, and maintain residential and commercial geothermal heat pumps.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 49-9099.01
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Geothermal Technicians”.
Also Known As…
- Geothermal Technicians
- Operator Technician
- Operations Technician
- Mechanical Technician
- Maintenance Technician
- Maintenance Mechanic
- Instrumentation, Control, and Electrical Technician (I C & E Technician)
- Instrumentation and Electrical Technician (I & E Technician)
- Instrument and Controls Technician (I & C Technician)
- Control Room Operator (CRO)
- Control Operator
- Pump Technician
- PPO (Power Plant Operator)
- Plant Technician
- Plant Operator
- Plant Mechanic
- Plant Control Operator
- Operator
- Operations and Maintenance Technician
- Mechanic
- Ground Source Heat Pump Technician (GSHP Technician)
- Geothermal Technician
- Geothermal System Installer
- Geothermal HVAC Technician (Geothermal Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning Technician)
- Geothermal Field Technician
- Distribution Field Technician
- Corrosion Technician
Tasks for “Geothermal Installer”
- Install, maintain, or repair ground or water source-coupled heat pumps to heat and cool residential or commercial building air or water.
- Collect and record data associated with operating geothermal power plants or well fields.
- Operate equipment such as excavators, backhoes, rock hammers, trench compactors, pavement saws, grout mixers or pumps, geothermal loop reels, and coil tubing units (CTU).
- Install and maintain geothermal plant electrical protection equipment.
- Prepare newly installed geothermal heat systems for operation by flushing, purging, or other actions.
- Design and lay out geothermal heat systems according to property characteristics, heating and cooling requirements, piping and equipment requirements, applicable regulations, or other factors.
- Identify and correct malfunctions of geothermal plant equipment, electrical systems, instrumentation, or controls.
- Maintain, calibrate, or repair plant instrumentation, control, and electronic devices in geothermal plants.
- Weld piping, such as high density polyethylene (HDPE) piping, using techniques such as butt, socket, side-wall, and electro-fusion welding.
- Monitor and adjust operations of geothermal power plant equipment or systems.
- Identify equipment options, such as compressors, and make appropriate selections.
- Install and maintain geothermal system instrumentation or controls.
- Integrate hot water heater systems with geothermal heat exchange systems.
- Maintain electrical switchgear, process controls, transmitters, gauges, and control equipment in accordance with geothermal plant procedures.
- Apply coatings or operate systems to mitigate corrosion of geothermal plant equipment or structures.
- Calculate heat loss and heat gain factors for residential properties to determine heating and cooling required by installed geothermal systems.
- Perform pre- and post-installation pressure, flow, and related tests of vertical and horizontal geothermal loop piping.
- Adjust power production systems to meet load and distribution demands.
- Test water sources for factors such as flow volume and contaminant presence.
- Determine the type of geothermal loop system most suitable to a specific property and its heating and cooling needs.
- Dig trenches for system piping to appropriate depths and lay piping in trenches.
- Prepare and maintain logs, reports, or other documentation of work performed.
- Backfill piping trenches to protect pipes from damage.
- Determine whether emergency or auxiliary systems will be needed to keep properties heated or cooled in extreme weather conditions.
Related Technology & Tools
- Wire cutters
- Laptop computers
- Claw hammers
- Pavement saws
- Socket wrench sets
- Adjustable pipe wrenches
- Safety gloves
- Depth meters
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Pyrometers
- Air wrenches
- Channel lock pliers
- Trench compacters
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Air monitoring equipment
- Portable welding equipment
- Personal computers
- Safety glasses
- Desktop computers
- Pipe squeeze off tools
- Well drilling rigs
- Grout mixers
- Ratchet sets
- Coil tubing units
- Deburring tools
- Straight screwdrivers
- Valve wrenches
- Tracked excavators
- Grout pumps
- Pipe cutters
- Protective respirators
- Alignment clamps
- Butt fusion machines
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Wire strippers
- WaterFurnace International Ground Loop Design PREMIER
- Geothermal Properties Measurement Tool
- Email software
- Microsoft Word
- SAP
- Thermal Dynamics Ground Loop Design GLD
- Microsoft Office
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Distributed control system DCS
- ClimateMaster GeoDesigner
- Microsoft Excel